,the ,building ,in ,japan ,published 7,collotyped and hand coloured47 by ,t4 ,,takagi1 ,photographic ,studio and ,art ,gallery4 ,no4 #db1 ,nishimachi1 ,,kobe1 ,,japan4 ,,introduction4 ,the pictures here depicted1 show the whole process of building a middle class house1 from the selection and sawing of timbers until they are formed into a complete house4 ,the head carpenter conferring with the owner1 plans the form and design of the house4 ,illustration ,the head carpenter first makes a calculation of the quantity of timber necessary to complete the building and so much timber is carried to the spot where the house will be built4 ,here the head carpenter has to use his talent seriously for choosing the timbers1 appropriate for poles1 upper and lower beams1 railings and halls1 etc41 so that the best pieces of wood are used for the principal rooms and in the places that attract attention4 ,thus1 he is ordering the sawyers to saw the timbers in the way he thinks the best4 ,illustration ,here the men are sharpening the saws for the sawyers1 which is a peculiar occupation belonging to themselves4 ,illustration ,next1 the carpenter shaves the wood that have been cut by the sawyers4 ,illustration ,after the boards are so planed for the different poles1 upper and lower beams1 railings etc41 they are again to be carefully shaved with carpenter's skill before they are put in their proper position4 ,illustration ,the carpenter has to keep his tools very sharp for doing this skillful work so that he has to sharpen them frequently while he is working4 ,illustration ,each carpenter brings his 8bento0 or 8luncheon case0 filled with boiled rice and some other trifles1 when he comes to the work place1 in the morning4 ,here they open the case at tiffin time and enjoy themselves4 ,illustration ,the stone masons take their parts for the foundation work of the house4 ,illustration ,the incessant work of ten of the carpenters for two months has so progressed that every pole and railing is properly planed and skillfully shaped1 measured and holed so that each piece fits the other so as to complete the building or framing of the house4 ,here they are making the preparation for the building or framing work4 ,illustration ,the building or framing work should be completed in a whole day4 ,this is the most important day for the carpenters2 for1 has there been even the slightest error in measuring or making holes1 the building work will become impossible4 ,illustration ,the building or framing being almost constructed1 they now have to carry the heaviest head pillars up above by using the pulley4 ,illustration ,after hard labour taken by the carpenters and coolies1 employed specially for the day of building1 under an earnest management of the head carpenter1 the building or framing work is completed at sunset4 ,the celebration poles are made each bearing three fans indicating type of rising sun1 fastened together and decorated with green leaves1 five coloured hemp threads and white paper cut in the way indicating sacredness4 ,and the carpenters carry them1 making a procession together with the coolies singing songs celebrating the success4 ,then they stop first at the gate of the owner of the new building and leave there1 one of the decorations1 and the family gives them a feast and 8sake0 for the celebration4 ,illustration ,when a temple or a very high class house is built1 a solemn ceremony takes place by ,shinto priests4 ,also1 in this ceremony1 the chief carpenters who are attired in ,shinto priest's costume1 ceremonially use the measure and spooled marking ink over the main pole of the building4 ,illustration ,now the tile men commence roofing and coolies make walls with bamboo which shall be plastered afterward1 by the plasterer4 ,illustration ,the roofing is nearly completed4 ,the coolies and plasterer are busy outside and the carpenters are busy with inside works4 ,illustration ,plastering the wall1 over the bamboo4 ,they have to undergo this process three times4 ,illustration ,both inside and outside works are nearly finished and the mat-men are to take their parts trimming the mats so to fit each room4 ,they have to manage more than #fj 8,tatami0 or mats for this house4 ,illustration ,the house is done but the whole household are kept busy for sometime1 pasting papers over the 8,shoji0 7doors of rooms71 and many other little jobs are waiting to be finished before the family may comfortably enjoy the new house4 ,illustration ,this is one of the best rooms1 intentionally made for receiving guests4 ,artistic and expensive woods are used for the poles and floor of the 8,tokonoma10 or1 place of honour4 ,chosen woods are used for the ceiling4 ,also1 much pains is taken for choosing 8,shoji0 paper doors for the rooms and 8,fusuma0 7paper doors between rooms71 to make the room an artistic and refined one4 ,illustration ,the house is completed4 ,it is a fine representation of a characteristic ,japanese house4 ,illustration ,the garden4 ,illustration3 ,japanese title page at end of book ,transcriber's ,notes3 #a4 ,this book was published in ,taisho year #b ,november #be 7i4e4 #be ,november #aiac7 #b4 ,english title page moved to the front of the book4 #c4 ,comma1 semicolon1 and other punctuation usages have been preserved4 ,change ,list3 ,introduction 8a middle class houses0 changed to 8a middle class house0 ,introduction 8confering0 changed to 8conferring0 #ast1 #bnd and #crd image texts 8sawers0 changed to 8sawyers0 #abth image text 8custume0 changed to 8costume0 #afth image text 8fit each room4 they have to0 changed to 8fit each room4 ,they have to0